Lampobatang Sulawesi Rat
Rattus mollicomulus Tate & Archbold, 1935
Also calledLompobattang-Ratte (deu) · Rat a poil doux (fra) · pikkupehmorotta (fin) · szczur miękkowłosy (pol) · Малая мягкошёрстная крыса (rus) · スラウェシクマネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Am. Mus. Novit. vol.802 p.4
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Rattus rattus species group. Morphological and distributional limits outlined by Musser and Holden (1991), who also provided past historical allocations of the name. Closest relative is R. hoffmanni, which occurs in lowlands of the SW peninsula and throughout the rest of Sulawesi (see that account).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Known only from higher slopes of Gunung Lampobatang, Sulawesi (Musser and Holden, 1991).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Indonesia, Sulawesi, SW Sulawesi, Gunung Lampobatang, Wawokaraeng, 1500 m.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Morphological and distributional limits outlined by Musser and Holden (1991), who also provided a history of past allocations of the name. Closest relative is R. hoffmanni, which occurs in lowlands of the SW peninsula and throughout the rest of Sulawesi.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439260.